Ajax excludes 7 players from the team

The traditional Dutch giant Ajax recently made a decision to shock the football world - excluding seven first-team players from the pre-season preparation plan, which marks that the new coach Hetinga is using iron fist to promote the club's comprehensive reform.

The list of seven people who were "blacked"

According to the authoritative Dutch media "De Telegraaf", the players excluded from the new season include:

Chaloba Akpom

Carlos Forbes

Borna Sosa

Christian Lasson

Jay Gott

Christian Herlingson

Blanco Vandenbogoon

The news was revealed by the club insider, and the players were notified directly by technical director Alex Crois through text messages, with a cold and decisive manner.

is not only removed, but also strictly restricted

In addition to being completely removed from the first team lineup, these players also face a series of strict regulations:

They can only use the training ground and gym after the first team lunch;

If the team has two training classes a day, they must wait until the second class is over before entering;

The original exclusive parking space is taken back;

The entire group is equipped with only one physiotherapist to provide services.

This almost "marginalized" treatment has actually sent a clear signal to the outside world: they are not in the club's future plans.

Cleaning out the legacy of the ex, and taking into account both finance and competitive

This cleaning is not only a tactical adjustment, but also a "liquidation" of the club's chaotic management of the former sports director Sven Mislintat during the period.

Mislintat spent 120 million euros to sign 12 players in less than five months of term (May to September 2023), but most of them failed to fulfill their expected value and still received high salaries. Of the seven people kicked out of the roster this time, four of them were the players he introduced during his tenure: Akpom, Forbes, Sousa and Van Denbo.

Worse, as Ajax qualified for the Champions League next season, triggered the bonus clause in some contracts, causing their salary to automatically increase by 50%. Akpom, Forbes and Sousa alone have a total salary of more than 10 million euros in the new season, which is obviously a huge financial burden for players with limited contributions.

As for the other three - Herlingson, Gott and Larson, Ajax management believes that their potential is not enough to remain in the first team.

The future is basically farewell, and transfer is the only way out

Judging from the current situation, the future of these 7 people is almost no suspense - they will not represent Ajax in the new season. According to Voetbal International reporter Tim Van Duin, several clubs have begun to contact some of these players and find new ways out for them.

This large-scale cleaning is not only a treatment for individual players, but also a strong signal from Ajax to the entire team and the entire football community: the era of looseness has ended, and discipline and efficiency will become the new standards of the club.